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Searchers have recovered more bodies from a ferry accident in Myanmar, bringing the confirmed death toll to 31, with about a dozen people still unaccounted for.
A ferry carrying nearly 200 passengers sank after colliding with an oil barge in a river in Myanmar, killing at least eight and leaving more than three dozen missing, officials said Monday.
Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ready to cooperate with Myanmar's ruling junta in lifting foreign sanctions but it remains uncertain if the reconciliation efforts will yield results.
President Barack Obama has attended a meeting with the head of Myanmar's repressive government without directly interacting with the military leader.
President Barack Obama on Sunday told Myanmar's junta to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an unusual face-to-face interaction with a top leader of the ruling military.
President Barack Obama said Saturday his new policy of direct communication with Myanmar's ruling generals was built on the failure of U.S. sanctions to change the behavior of the country's leaders.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that Washington will not impose new conditions on Myanmar's junta in exchange for better relations, but will not lift sanctions until it makes progress on democracy.
The United States, although embarking on a new policy of engagement, will not lift its sanctions on Myanmar unless its ruling generals make concrete progress toward democratic reform, a senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday.
A senior U.S. official will visit Myanmar next week in line with Washington's new policy of engaging the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation, a Foreign Ministry official said Thursday.
The Obama administration said Wednesday that U.S. officials plan to travel to Myanmar in the next few weeks to talk with representatives from the military-run government, ethnic minority groups and the democratic opposition.
There has been a sharp decline in timber illegally imported into China from Myanmar, but smugglers are still supplying Chinese companies that export the wood to Europe, America and throughout the world, an environmental watchdog agency said Wednesday.
A Myanmar-born American jailed for allegedly plotting to incite unrest in the military-ruled country was brought before a court Wednesday on charges that carry a sentence of up to 14 years, his lawyer said.
Myanmar's junta leader allowed detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi a rare meeting with Western diplomats Friday to discuss sanctions imposed against the military-ruled country.
Two lawyers for detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi have agreed to defend a Myanmar-born American jailed for allegedly planning to incite unrest in the military-run country, the lawyers said Saturday.
The Obama administration said Wednesday it will not relax harsh sanctions against military-run Myanmar even as it pursues a new policy of direct talks with the Southeast Asian nation's generals.
The highest-ranking official from Myanmar's military government to appear before the U.N. General Assembly in 14 years lashed out Monday against Western sanctions on his country, but promised to take "systematic steps to hold free and fair elections" next year.
Detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was escorted into surprise talks with a junta official Saturday, a week after writing a letter to the military leader proposing a new era of cooperation.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged a ministerial meeting of southeast Asian nations late Saturday to take a tougher line with fellow member Myanmar in hopes its military junta will free political prisoners and hold fair elections.
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she is willing to work with Myanmar's military government on getting Western sanctions against the country lifted, but needs to be allowed to gather more information about the issue first, her lawyer said Friday.
Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi welcomes a U.S. initiative to step up contacts with Myanmar's military government, a spokesman for her political party said Thursday.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that the Obama administration has decided to engage in direct high-level talks with Myanmar's junta as part of international efforts to promote democracy in the military-run state.
The U.S. Embassy said Friday it has made a formal complaint to Myanmar's military government after a Myanmar-born American claimed he was mistreated in prison.
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Tuesday that the United States and Europe appeared to be moving toward engaging Myanmar rather than a policy of sanctions only as a means of encouraging political change in the military-run country.
The U.S. Embassy said Tuesday that it has been allowed to visit a Myanmar-born American detained in the country for the past three weeks but refused to divulge details about his health or whereabouts.
Lawyers for detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi appealed the recent conviction that extended her yearslong house arrest Friday, a day after the ruling junta announced it was releasing thousands of prisoners.
Malaria Consortium - News and EventsDespite increased investment in malaria control demonstrating dramatic success, with the latest artemisinin-based drug combinations proving highly efficient as both treatment and defence against resistance by the malaria parasite, there are new indications that resistance to arte …
US envoy meets Burma's Suu KyiA SENIOR US official has held high-profile talks with detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the Obama Administration opens a new era of engaging the country's military rulers.
Human Rights Under the BusBret Stephens ponders whether Obama believes in human rights. He goes down the list: silence on China, new "incentives" for Sudan, more silence on Iran and defunding of the Human Rights Documentation Center, and possible engagement with Burma.
Indian hegemony continues to harm relations with neighborsNobody can deny that today's India is a power. In recent years, Indians have become more narrow-minded and intolerable of outside criticism as nationalism sentiment rises, with some of them even turning to hegemony.
China opens a new front in KashmirBANGALORE - India and China appear to have opened a new front - Kashmir - in their ongoing war of words.
India's `hegemony' is a threat, says China dailyIndia's "hegemony" poses a threat to its neighbours, says a premier Chinese daily, citing India's "recent provocation on border issues with China" as proof.
Israel helps restore calm after Typhoon Parma"With the necessary skill and experience, Israelis are often first on the scene to help others in the aftermath of disaster, and Typhoon Parma is no exception.
More Indian troops on China borderNEW DELHI: Is a repeat of the 1962 Sino-India war looming large? Though played down by the Indian government for diplomatic reasons, 30,000 additional troops - with weaponry and artillery support - are being rushed to the country's northeast region bordering China.
Bush & Obama Talk: The pit and the pendulumHe did say during the campaign for the Presidency that the US should talk and "meet with the leaders of all nations, friend and foe alike." But it's beginning to look as if talking to everyone may have consequences he and his advisers may not have foreseen—or don't con …
Key opposition leader of Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi has been sent back from the notorious Insein Prison and now held under house-arrest. But, the uninvited American, the main defender of the dramatic trial in Burma has been already released from imprisonment and sent back to America.
Farmers teach each other how to go organicPURBALINGGA, Indonesia (UCAN) -- Ayurzana Oyunchimeg, a farmer from Mongolia, knows more about how to sustain an organic farming system after a Church-run program in Central Java.
Webb Wins Release of U.S. Activist Held in Myanmar U.S. Senator Jim Webb said he hopes his visit to Myanmar will lay groundwork for restoring democracy in the Southeast Asian nation, after meeting with pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi and winning the release of an imprisoned American.
U.S. senator meets Myanmar's Suu KyiU.S. Senator Jim Webb is meeting with democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her first talks with a foreign official since being sentenced this week to more house arrest, witnesses said Saturday.
China urges world to respect Myanmar's sovereignty - ReutersYANGON (Reuters) – China urged the world on Wednesday to respect Myanmar's judicial sovereignty, suggesting Beijing would not back any U.N. action against the junta for returning opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi into detention.
India has a booming trade relationship with Myanmar. India has a massive insurgency problem in its north east that can be exploited from Myanmar. India therefore remains silent as the world condemns Myanmar for its treatment of Aung Sun Kyi.
China Should Break India Into Smaller PiecesA Chinese strategist finds that there is no single united India and that the country is actually made up of several competing power centers that can be easily split apart. This will surely abort the American-British plans for turning India into their new slave-soldier in Asia.
Intelligent US Diplomacy for a ChangeNorth Korea's jailing of two American female journalists who had foolishly entered their forbidden nation last March set off a remarkable chain of diplomatic events, culminating in President Bill Clinton's triumphant rescue mission to Pyongyang last week.
Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 18 months in detentionNoble Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to 18 months detention related to an incident of a U.S. citizen who violated the terms of her house arrest by invading her home early this year.
Pro-Democracy Leader in Myanmar Is ConvictedA court in Myanmar sentenced the pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to 18 months of additional house arrest on Tuesday, ensuring that she would remain in detention, with limited communications, through a parliamentary election that is scheduled for next year.
U.S. wary of military cooperation between North Korea, MyanmarThe United States is concerned that military cooperation between North Korea and Myanmar could destabilize the region, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday at a meeting of southeast Asian nations in Bangkok, Thailand.
North Korea Ties to Myanmar Draw Clinton's Attention in RegionSigns of clandestine military cooperation between North Korea and Myanmar are feeding "growing concerns" about Asian security.
On Trial and Under Wraps, a Burmese Icon Tends a Flickering Flame"Testimony in her trial ended on Friday. Lawyers say that she should know her fate soon; if convicted, she could face up to five years' imprisonment. " Well from what I read Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi, really needs our prayers. I don't know a lot about Mrs.
Myanmar struggles a year after cycloneAs the U.N. helicopter skimmed above the placid Irrawaddy Delta, Myanmar's military junta was putting the final touches on its showcase village.
Primate ancestor may be from Asia, not AfricaA new Myanmar fossil primate, Ganlea megacanina, suggests the common ancestor of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from large-toothed primates in Asia and not Africa.
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